Lisbon vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$3146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	93	99
😀 Quality of life	82	95
🏙️ Population	546K	2.15M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 25% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 2671st and 1222nd ($1705 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Portugal and France, respectively. Check Portugal vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 475th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Paris

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	Lisbon	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$16193

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293